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A man was shot and killed at a Franklinton motel early yesterday morning, the second shooting
there in the past year.

Columbus police were called to the Travelodge at 1551 W. Broad St. at 6:27 a.m. When officers
arrived, they found a man dead inside room 510.

The woman who called police was not on the scene at the time of the shooting, homicide detective
Melissa Carlson said. It appears someone called the woman, and then she called police.

The room was rented in a woman’s name at 1:40 p.m. on Friday.

Police are trying to identify a suspect, who they described as a black male with dark skin. He
was seen leaving the motel with a white, red-haired woman in a blue car.

Detectives have identified the victim as David Duff, 23.

Anyone with information on the shooting should call the homicide squad at 614-645-4730.

The man’s death is the city’s 17th homicide, and the second shooting in a year at the motel. On
March 23 last year, a man was left a quadriplegic in a drug deal that became violent.

Peter A. Hunter, 40, and Derrick E. Wade, 44, went to the motel that day to sell drugs to a
couple staying there. Wade shot Danny Lowe III, now 25, during a struggle. Lowe is incapacitated,
his girlfriend, Jessica Devore, told the court in February. She and their 4-year-old son were
unhurt during the incident.

Wade, 44, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated robbery in January. He is scheduled
to be sentenced on Thursday.

Hunter was sentenced to 27 1/2 years in prison on Feb. 3 for armed robbery. Charges of attempted
murder, felonious assault and kidnapping were dismissed after a jury deadlocked.